Buck Lake camping trip
I spent the weekend camping at Buck Lake. It’s a serene alpine lake in the middle of the Mt. Hood National Forest and the camping spots are an easy, mile-lon...
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Battle-testing waterproof iPhone armbands
My recent move to Portland precipitated (pun intended) an upgrade of my iPhone armband. In college, I used a plastic bag and a Belkin armband on rainy days. ...
Configuring MiniDLNA on FreeNAS
I was looking for a guide on how to do this, and the one that finally worked for me was found here. I copied it for reference and made a few minor corrections.
Installing FreeNAS 9.2.1 on a USB drive using the ISO
I’m on a budget, and needed a NAS for Time Machine backups. I happened to have 8GB of RAM, an old AMD Athlon X2 machine, and 7 Western Digital Caviar Green 1...
Paragliding in Tillamook [video]
My uncle went paragliding recently in Tillamook. I cut this video together out of the 15 minutes of footage he recorded on his GoPro. He went with Max Rock P...
Holden highlights from Summer 2014
This summer was a very unique time to be in Holden Village. Rio Tinto’s $200+ million mine remediation project was running full-throttle and extensive infras...
Mountain biking in Forest Park
Portland’s Forest Park has some excellent mountain biking trails that I’m just starting to explore. Most of the park, including the Wildwood Trail, restricts...
Bike ride from the Portland Zoo to the Waterfront [video]
I went on a ride last night with my uncle and his friend from the Portland Zoo to the waterfront, passing through Washington Park and the Pearl District on t...
High-speed dog photography
During a recent hike to Broken Top, I took a few shots of my parents’ dog, Cody, catching snowballs. I used my Canon SL1 on Time-Value mode with a shutter sp...